CV

Erica Luo

eluo@uw.edu
https://er-luo.github.io/
Seattle, US
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Summary

Senior at the University of Washington majoring in Informatics and Psychology.

Education

  • B.S. Informatics and B.S. Psychology
    June-2026 (Anticipated)
    University of Washington, Seattle
    GPA: 3.86
    Courses: Data Structures and Algorithms, Client-side Development, Database Management, Product Management, Scientific Theory and Methodology

Work Experience

  • UX Research Intern
    June 2024 - Present
    Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UW School of Medicine
    Working on a digital budget tracker that serves as a intervention for alcohol usage
    • Conducted and facilitated 2 individual user interviews, applying qualitative methods to uncover user needs
    • synthesized feedback to inform feature design and app improvements
    • Analyzed qualitative data from 2 young adult focus groups, coding qualitative data to identify behavioral patterns, motivations, and barriers to engagement
    • Co-authored and edited a research summary report for 4 focus groups, later presented at the 48th Annual Research Society on Alcohol Scientific Meeting in New Orleans, LA
  • Data Processing Research Assistant
    November 2024 - July 2025
    Foster School of Buisness
    Assisted in a multidisciplinary menstrual cycle study analyzing behavioral, hormonal, and mood fluctuations through longitudinal data collection
    • Extracted, cleaned, and preprocessed complex survey and biometric datasets from 100+ participants using R (tidyverse) and Python (pandas, numpy), ensuring data quality and consistency for downstream analysis
    • Managed study logistics including issuing participant reward payments, maintaining compliance with study protocols
  • Accessibility Research Assistant
    March 2023 - August 2023
    Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UW School of Medicine
    Assisted in Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions-funded project “Reducing barriers to accessing mental health care using a web-based program for young adults
    • Transcribed and summarized the findings of 4 focus group recordings with young adults on issues of access to mental health care
    • Conducted thematic analysis on focus group recordings
  • Research Intern
    October 2021 - June 2022
    Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UW School of Medicine
    Coded and analyzed qualitative survey responses to identify thematic patterns for an NIH-funded intervention study on coping-motivated alcohol use
    • Designed and implemented online recruitment advertisements to support participant enrollment
    • Beta tested web-based intervention modules and participant survey instruments, providing feedback to improve usability and data quality

Skills

Research

  • Usability research and evaluation, focus group facilitation
  • Qualitative and quantitative data analysis
  • Technical and academic writing, research documentation
  • Project planning, experimental design, survey design

UX Design + Front-end Development

  • Canva, Miro, Figma, HTML, CSS, React.js

Programming Languages

  • Python, JavaScript, Java

ML + Data tools

  • PyTorch, scikit-learn, JupyterHub, Tablau, GitHub, TensorFlow, Pandas, RStudio, SQL, MatLab

Teaching

  • Info 103
    Sept
    University of Washington, iSchool
    Role: Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
  • Info 201
    Sept
    University of Washington, iSchool
    Role: Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Portfolio

  • NextChapter
    Portfolio
    NextChapter is a platform that combats overconsumption and builds community by promoting book swapping with the community. I was responsible for ensuring the Front End of the application was implemented correctly.
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Languages

  • English
    Native
  • Mandarin
    Fluent
  • Spanish
    Limited working proficency
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